Asteraceae Hieracium cynoglossoides Arv.-Touv.
Houndstongue Hawkweed
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 84
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Hieracium cynoglossoides Arv.-Touv.
Scientific name: Hieracium cynoglossoides Arv.-Touv.
USDA symbol: HICY (
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Common names: Houndstongue Hawkweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Infusion of leaves and roots taken as a general tonic.
RECRD: 12484 id: 17170